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VERNON D. noon ANDHUGH R. noon, on SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING COMPOUNDS FOR PROTECTING FILING, TIMBERS, do.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,208, datedSeptember 20, 1898.

Application filed July 9, 1897. Serial No. 643,978. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, VERNON D. R001) and HUGH R. ROOD, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of San Diego, county of San Diego, State ofCalifornia, have invented an improved machine for applying compounds forprotecting piling, timbers, and other material from the destructiveaction of sea-insects, rust, and erosion, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact specification.

Our said invention relates to a machine for applying compounds forprotecting piling, timbers,or other material, such as water-conduitsmade from wood or metal, from the destructive action of sea-insects whenthe timbers are exposed in salt water or from decay and rust caused bythe action of the elements when exposed in the air, earth, or water.

We have illustrated our invention in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is a plan view of the machine or apparatus. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation showing the tank in section. Fig. 3 is an'enlarged sectionalview through the track or way,showing the carrier in elevation. Fig. atis a detail View showing the gears for rotating the carrier and givingit its forward movement. Fig. 5 is a detail View of the burlap-reels,showing the burlap passing from the reels over guides Within the tankand thence around the pile. Fig. 6 is an enlarged elevation of thecarrier with the track shown in section. Fig. 7 is a section on line 7'7 of Fig. 6," and Fig. 8 is a detail showing the removable guides forthe burlap.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates a suitable track-supportingframe,upon which are mounted the rails 2, upon which the oarrier andtrolley are designed to run. The pile or other timber 3 is supported atone end upon the trolley and at the other end by the carrier and isgiven both a longitudinal and a rotary movement in order that a strip ofburlap may be wound around the pile in the manner hereinafter described.The carrier by which this rotary and longitudinal movement is secured isshown at 4, mounted upon axles 5, provided with wheels 6, which travelupon the rails before referred to. This carrier consists of a circularor ring-shaped frame, which carries a plurality of antifriction-rollers7. Within the frame and guided by these rollers, which have channeledfaces, as shown in Fig. 4, is a second frame or carrier proper, 8, whichis adapted to receive and hold one end of the pile or similar article tobe coated. The edge of this inner frame 8 is provided upon its peripherywith teeth, forming a circular rack, which is engaged by a gear-wheel 9,carried by a longitudinal shaft 10, extending centrally of the track,and to which rotary motion is imparted by any suitable connections-such,for instance, as the transverse shaft and beveled gears shown in Fig. 1,left-hand end. At the same time that the inner frame and pile arerotated they are moved longitudinally by means of a worm l1, engaging aworm-wheel 12 on one of the carrier-axles 5 and adapted to be clutchedthereto by the clutch 12. The carrier-axle is extended through the wheel6 and carries at each end a gear-wheel 6, which meshes with a rack'13,carried by'the rail. It will thus be seen that as the rotating frameis'turned by the shaft andgear; the whole carrier is moved slowlyforward through the worm and gears and stationary racks just described.The gear 9 and the .worm are splined to the shaft, being held againstlongitudinal movement independent of the carrier by a bracket 14,depending from the carrier, and also by the stationary carrier-frame,through the lower portion of which the shaft passes.

The end of the pile or other article to be coated is held within therotating frame by means of a stationary corrugated jaw 15 and a movableholding-piece 15 as shown more clearl in Fig. 3. The opposite end of thepile is supported upon a trolley 16, which consists simply of a framemounted upon wheels running upon the track and provided with rollers 16,which support the end of the pile and at the same time permit it toturn.

Approximately centrally of the track is located a tank 17, which may beheated in any suitable manner and is adapted to contain a suitablepreservative compound brought by the heat to a semiliquid condition.Removable guides 18 are located within the tank, and strips of burlappass from the burlapreels 19 around the guides withinithe tank,

and thence up to the pile, the strips being preferably fed so as tooverlap and break joints on the pile.

From the foregoing description the operation of the apparatus will beclearly understood, but may be briefly stated as follows: The pile orother article to be treated has one end secured wi thin the carrier andthe other end rested upon the trolley. The guides are raised out of theliquid mass, and the burlap strips are passed through the guides andsecurely fastened at a designated point to the material to be protected.The guides are then forced down into the compound contained in the tankand securely fixed in place, and when power is supplied and the machineset in motion the rotary motion causes the burlap to be taken up by thepile after it has first passed through the liquid preservative compound,and the longitudinal movement is sufficient to cause the strips to besmoothly and evenly wound around the pile for the desired distance. Thepreservative compound causes the strips to adhere closely to the pileand forms when cool a solid impervious and resistance case or bandage.

We claim as our invention-- 1. In combination, the track, the shaftextending longitudinally thereof with means for rotating the same, thecarrier for the pile operated from the shaft and adapted both to rotatethe pile and move the same longitudinally of the track, and a device forfeedinga coating-strip to said pile, substantially as described.

2. In combination, the track, the longitudinal shaft with means forrotating the same, the carrier-frame mounted to move longitudinally ofthe track, the pile-carrier rotatably supported in said frame,connections from the longitudinal shaft to the frame for moving it alongthe track, connections from said shaft to the rotary carrier forrotating the same, and devices for feeding the coatingstrip to the pile,substantially as described.

3. In combination, the track, the carrierframe movably mounted on saidtrack, the supporting and guiding rollers journaled in said frame, therotary carrier supported by said rollers, means for simultaneouslymoving the carrier-frame longitudinally and rotating the carrier, meansfor clamping the pile within the rotary carrier, and a device forfeeding a coating-strip to the pile, substantially as described.

4:. In combination the track, the carrierframe adapted to travelthereon, a stationary rack, a transverse shaft having a gear engagingsaid rack, a longitudinal driving-shaft having a worm-gear connectionwith said transverse shaft, a rotary carrier within the carrier-frame, agear connection between the longitudinal shaft and the rotary carrierfor rotating the latter, means for clamping the end of a pile or similararticle within the rotary carrier, a support for the opposite end of thepile, and devices for feeding coatingstrips to the pile, substantiallyas described.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence ofwitnesses.

VERNON D. ROOD. HUGH R. ROOD. \Vitnesses for Vernon D. Rood:

CLARA MISNER, MALCOLM W. MCDONALD. iVitnesses for Hugh R. Rood:

J. B. LEWIS, Jr., FR. I-IoLMEs.

